Invest your talents
And earn your Lord a profit.
But what currency?
1 Thes 4:9-11 / Mt 25:14-30
Saturday, August 31, 2019
Friday, August 30, 2019
Thursday, August 29, 2019
Thursday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time
"Increase and abound."
May your heart be overwhelmed
And know as They know.
1 Thes 3:7-13 / Mk 6:17-29
May your heart be overwhelmed
And know as They know.
1 Thes 3:7-13 / Mk 6:17-29
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Wednesday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time
Woe to us blind fools.
Style over substance: Our grail.
Seek what is honest.
1 Thes 2:9-13 / Mt 23:27-32
Style over substance: Our grail.
Seek what is honest.
1 Thes 2:9-13 / Mt 23:27-32
Tuesday, August 27, 2019
Monday, August 26, 2019
Monday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time
Not just pretty words.
Delicious fire everywhere.
Taste and see Their truth.
1 Thes 1:1-5, 8b-10 / Mt 23:13-22
Delicious fire everywhere.
Taste and see Their truth.
1 Thes 1:1-5, 8b-10 / Mt 23:13-22
Sunday, August 25, 2019
Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
Narrow, but stretchy.
Fear not, your Parent's trials.
Their gate is open.
Is 66:18-21 / Heb 12:5-7, 11-13 / Lk 13:22-30
Fear not, your Parent's trials.
Their gate is open.
Is 66:18-21 / Heb 12:5-7, 11-13 / Lk 13:22-30
Saturday, August 24, 2019
Feast of Saint Bartholomew, Apostle
Before you were born,
They held your soul in Their hands.
"Glorious splendor!"
Rv 21:9b-14 / Jn 1:45-51
They held your soul in Their hands.
"Glorious splendor!"
Rv 21:9b-14 / Jn 1:45-51
Friday, August 23, 2019
Friday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time
Love God. Love neighbor.
That is all They ask of you.
"Praise the Lord, my soul!"
Ru 1:1, 3-6, 14b-16, 22 / Mt 22:34-40
That is all They ask of you.
"Praise the Lord, my soul!"
Ru 1:1, 3-6, 14b-16, 22 / Mt 22:34-40
Thursday, August 22, 2019
Wednesday, August 21, 2019
Tuesday, August 20, 2019
Monday, August 19, 2019
Sunday, August 18, 2019
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Hiding from Truth's fire
Leads to tepid harmony
Not the finish line.
Jer 38:4-6, 8-10 / Heb 12:1-4 / Lk 12:49-53
Leads to tepid harmony
Not the finish line.
Jer 38:4-6, 8-10 / Heb 12:1-4 / Lk 12:49-53
Saturday, August 17, 2019
Saturday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time
Pious barricades
Shall not keep us from our prize.
"Let them come," They say.
Jos 24:14-29 / Mt 19:13-15
Shall not keep us from our prize.
"Let them come," They say.
Jos 24:14-29 / Mt 19:13-15
Friday, August 16, 2019
Thursday, August 15, 2019
Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
O Holy Mother,
Infuse us with your boldness.
Blessed be Their will!
Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab / 1 Cor 15:20-27 / Lk 1:39-56
Infuse us with your boldness.
Blessed be Their will!
Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab / 1 Cor 15:20-27 / Lk 1:39-56
Wednesday, August 14, 2019
Tuesday, August 13, 2019
Tuesday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time
Foolish innocence.
Embrace your dependency.
Embrace your greatness.
Dt 31:1-8 / Mt 18:1-5, 10, 12-14
Embrace your dependency.
Embrace your greatness.
Dt 31:1-8 / Mt 18:1-5, 10, 12-14
Monday, August 12, 2019
Sunday, August 11, 2019
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Vigilance, my friends,
Vigilance. The end is near,
Or not. Vigilance.
Wis 18:6-9 / Heb 11:1-2, 8-19 / Lk 12:32-48
Vigilance. The end is near,
Or not. Vigilance.
Wis 18:6-9 / Heb 11:1-2, 8-19 / Lk 12:32-48
Saturday, August 10, 2019
Friday, August 9, 2019
Friday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time
Earth. Water. Air. Fire.
Signs and wonders and a cross.
All for you and me.
Dt 4:32-40 / Mt 16:24-28
Signs and wonders and a cross.
All for you and me.
Dt 4:32-40 / Mt 16:24-28
Thursday, August 8, 2019
Wednesday, August 7, 2019
Wednesday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time
"Send these dogs away.
They do not belong with us."
A surprise ending.
Nm 13:1-2, 25–14:1, 26-29a, 34-35 / Mt 15:21-28
They do not belong with us."
A surprise ending.
Nm 13:1-2, 25–14:1, 26-29a, 34-35 / Mt 15:21-28
Tuesday, August 6, 2019
Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord
Sublime truth exposed.
Their glory, for us to see.
Siblings, your siblings.
Dn 7:9-10, 13-14 / 2 Pt 1:16-19 / Lk 9:28b-36
Their glory, for us to see.
Siblings, your siblings.
Dn 7:9-10, 13-14 / 2 Pt 1:16-19 / Lk 9:28b-36
Monday, August 5, 2019
Sunday, August 4, 2019
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Wealth. Security.
Vanity, sweet vanity!
Grace is all you need.
Eccl 1:2; 2:21-23 / Col 3:1-5, 9-11 / Lk 12:13-21
Vanity, sweet vanity!
Grace is all you need.
Eccl 1:2; 2:21-23 / Col 3:1-5, 9-11 / Lk 12:13-21
Saturday, August 3, 2019
Friday, August 2, 2019
Friday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time
Ordinariness,
Sits right next to godliness.
Sing to Them with joy!
Lv 23:1, 4-11, 15-16, 27, 34b-37; Mt 13:54-58
Sits right next to godliness.
Sing to Them with joy!
Lv 23:1, 4-11, 15-16, 27, 34b-37; Mt 13:54-58
Thursday, August 1, 2019
Thursday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time
Behold, Their dwelling!
Come, good and bad are welcome.
See, a new day dawns.
Ex 40:16-21, 34-38; Mt 13:47-53
Come, good and bad are welcome.
See, a new day dawns.
Ex 40:16-21, 34-38; Mt 13:47-53
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